Pragmatic inference abilities in individuals with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism. A review

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 890-904

  Loukusa, Soile ^a   Moilanen, Irma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Comprehension; Context; High functioning autism; Inference; Pragmatics

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 68749083305     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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